Dabo Swinney laid down the hammer on Tuesday, sending home Ammon Lakip, Deon Cain and Jay Jay McCullough for failed drug tests.
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"I know everybody's probably going to ask about the three guys that won't be with us. When you don't do the right thing, there's consequences. It's just really that simple," Swinney said at his Wednesday morning press conference, per WYFF. "It's not really a complicated matter at all. [We] got 115 guys, 112 did what's right and three of them didn't. They forfeit the opportunity and the privilege to be a part of the game.
"I really hate it for them. They're the ones that have to deal with the consequences. They're missing out on a great opportunity."
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Except they're only missing out on a great opportunity because they're expendable. It's not as if he sent Deshaun Watson home.
Lakip -- who was suspended three games for cocaine possession earlier in the season -- has only attempted one FG all year. McCullough has 11 career receptions and hasn't caught a ball since 2014.
The only real loss was Cain, who is tied for third on the team in receptions (34). But even fellow freshman Hunter Renfrow isn't far behind (22).
As crusading as Swinney's decision appears, it holds no significance. Lakip, Cain and McCullough were mere faces in the crowd.
The real test of Swinney's morals would've come in the most extreme hypothetical situation featuring his star QB. Would someone as valuable as Watson been sent home under similar circumstances?
Fortunately for Swinney -- who will coach his first-ever College Football Playoff game -- it's a question he won't have to answer.
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